Feb. 3 at 10:57 PM
$LAB The "Whale Swap" Blueprint – How BoD Solves the
$550M Puzzle
Everyone sees the cash (
$550M vs
$540M Market Cap). Everyone sees the accumulation by hedge funds (Casdin + MAK). But nobody is talking about HOW they unlock it without blowing up the company. Here is the "Game Theory" model for the next 6-12 months.
1. The Price Problem (Why we are stuck at
$1.40)
• Issue: BoD wants to build a
$2B empire, but they can't buy high-growth companies using LAB stock as currency when it’s trading at
$1.40. It’s too dilutive.
• Constraint: BoD needs the stock at
$2.00+ to make any M&A deal math work.
